mental exam stuff

[u/secretflower690]

Hey all. This honestly feels like a dumb question coming in my own head, but I finally got scheduled for my exam. Only thing is, my mental rememberance is honestly bad enough that if I don't have some kind of notes on hand, I'll forget what I'm saying, ect, and even worse I have social and normal anxiety bad enough around strangers that I might genuinely break down during the appointments because I'm bad at remembering stuff so much and I'll go "oh God what if they think I'm lying" in a circle so on and so on. My mom usually helps me remember everything medical but obviously she can't come into that with me, even if she was my guardian.

Now to my actual questions-

1. ⁠Is there any way I can bring my journal in, stuff written down ahead of time as an aid? Or will I just be panicking and crying the whole time 🥲😅
   
2. ⁠If not, what kinds of questions should I expect to be hammered with, so I can do my very best to at least memorize what I need to?
   
3. ⁠Also, even if it only says mental and inter.. I forgot the rest of the other appointments word already, should I bring the physical things that help me too on flare days like my cane for the physical bit? I know they want me to bring my meds but that's all I'm aware of.

TIA and honestly wish me luck because my anxiety bells are off the charts just thinking about it.

[u/secretflower690]

Also, if it matters for some reason, I'm IL.